Where to Find London’s Most Irresistible Sandwiches this National Sandwich Day
- Yvette Thomson
- Oct 31
- 3 min read
Because if you’re still eating meal deals, we need to talk
Yvette Thomson
Let’s be honest – a truly great sandwich is a seductive thing. Warm, messy, confident. It’s the meal equivalent of a perfectly undone shirt: effortless, but engineered. And this National Sandwich Day (3rd November), London is serving pure temptation between two slices. From truffle-slicked sandos to burrata-stuffed schiacciata, these are the ones worth cancelling dinner plans for.
Dal Fiorentino – Florence without the flight
Some sandwiches flirt. Dal Fiorentino seduces. This family-run spot has just opened a fourth outpost in Holborn, bringing Florence’s most famous street snack – the schiacciata – to London. It’s a masterclass in restraint and indulgence all at once: chewy Tuscan flatbread filled with the kind of ingredients that make you want to book a one-way to Italy. Try the Machiavelli, with Tuscan pancetta, stracciatella and nduja cream, or the Da Vinci, which layers mortadella, burrata and pistachio pesto in a way that feels borderline indecent. Everything is sliced, seasoned and assembled to order, so the flavour hits just right every single time.
20–23 Viaro House, EC1N 2JD
My Favourite Sandwich – Chaos, but make it gourmet
If sandwiches had an afterparty, this is where you’d find them. My Favourite Sandwich (now in Shoreditch and Soho) is a fever dream of nostalgia and culinary rebellion, courtesy of Ross Clarke Collective. The Eurotrash with fried mortadella, pickled onion Monster Munch and giardiniera pickles is unhinged in all the right ways. The Aged Steak Meatball Marinara is a smoky, saucy seduction. And the Burrata, Pistachio & Mortadella on ciabatta might just make you emotional. Add a bag of Spudos (crisps dusted with curry sauce or fried chicken flavour) and a Cup of Joe Martini, and you’re suddenly the most interesting person in the room.
Shoreditch: 141 Commercial Street, E1 6BJ | Soho: 19 Beak Street, W1F 9RP
ScandiKitchen – Nordic minimalism, edible edition
This is what happens when chic meets comfort. ScandiKitchen does open sandwiches the way Copenhagen would – clean, elegant, quietly confident. Think Nordic smoked salmon with egg, dill and fennel, Swedish meatballs with pickled beetroot, or herring with chives and boiled egg, all served on dense rye bread that means business.It’s food that whispers, not shouts – the kind of lunch you’d eat in a cashmere jumper, pretending you don’t check your emails over bites.
Fitzrovia: 61 Great Titchfield Street, W1W 7PP | Victoria: 1 Palmer Street, SW1H 0AD
Café Mama & Sons – The truffle egg that broke the internet
Kentish Town’s cult Filipino café is giving the humble egg mayo a luxury makeover with its Truffle Egg Sando – a special-edition creation launching just for World Sandwich Day. It’s all layered decadence: truffle mayo, freshly shaved black truffle and that signature silky egg mix, tucked inside fluffy pandesal loaf. Pair it with their handmade truffle crisps and a creamy flat white from Catalyst Coffee, and you’ll suddenly understand the phrase main character energy.
83 Kentish Town Road, NW1 8NY
TOZI Counter – Espresso, focaccia and Italian swagger
For those who treat lunch as foreplay, TOZI Counter is your place. Inside Battersea Power Station, this Italian-style deli serves sandwiches that look simple but taste like a Milanese holiday. The Aubergine Parmigiana Focaccia is molten, messy, and entirely worth ruining your lipstick for. Or go for the Salt Beef on Rye if you like your sandwiches with attitude. Pair with a macchiato, sit back, and pretend you’re hiding from paparazzi.
3 Electric Boulevard, Battersea Power Station, SW11 8BJ
All’Antico Vinaio – Florence’s finest finally lands in Soho
You’ve seen it all over TikTok – the queues, the schiacciata, the messy mortadella moments. Now the world’s most famous sandwich shop has opened in Soho, and Londoners are losing their minds. The bread is thick, warm and just shy of dangerous. Fill it with Mortadella, Pistachio Cream and Stracciatella, or go rogue with Porchetta and ‘Nduja – every bite is pure Italian drama. This isn’t lunch. It’s theatre. And you’ll want front-row seats.
61 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HT
Whether you’re craving Florentine finesse, Scandi cool or chaotic comfort food, London’s sandwich scene is serving sensuality on sourdough. Cancel the desk lunch. Dress like someone with good taste. And take a big, unapologetic bite.
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